foodstuff vs macerate

macerate vs foodstuff

foodstuff and macerate both are nouns.

foodstuff is not a verb while macerate is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
foodstuff	Yes	No	No	No
macerate	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, macerate is a hyponym of foodstuff; that is, macerate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than foodstuff:

foodstuff: a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food
macerate: a macerated substance, sometimes used to infuse vodka with flavor.

Other hyponyms of foodstuff include starches, breadstuff, coloring, colouring, food color, food coloring, food colour, food colouring, concentrate, meal, fiber, fibre, roughage, flour, frozen food, frozen foods, canned food, canned foods, canned goods, tinned goods, dehydrated food, dehydrated foods, carob, carob powder, Saint-John's-bread, tapioca, cocoa, cereal, food grain, grain, fixings, ingredient, egg, eggs, dairy product, milk, curd, concoction, intermixture, mixture, juice, perishable, spoilable.

foodstuff (noun)	macerate (noun)
(usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer	a macerated substance, sometimes used to infuse vodka with flavor.
a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food

foodstuff (verb)	macerate (verb)
	soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result
	become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking
	cause to grow thin or weak
	separate into constituents by soaking

Difference between foodstuff and macerate

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